| Index | Dunbar | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |
| Index | Dunbar | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.2% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 77.4% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 31.2% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.6% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.6% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.6% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Dunbar. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Dunbar, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Dunbar, PA, an average of 78.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Scottdale, PA | 4,116 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Belle Vernon, PA | 952 | 61% | 26.3% |
| Farmington, PA | 983 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Smithfield, PA | 981 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Mount Pleasant, PA | 4,255 | 55% | 14.1% |
| Dunbar, PA | 1,004 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Loup City, NE | 1,004 | 38% | 20.3% |
| Stover, MO | 1,004 | 41% | 15.6% |
| Ehrenberg, AZ | 1,005 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Geraldine, AL | 1,003 | 33% | 32.3% |
| Yorkshire, NY | 1,005 | 73% | 52.1% |
| Dunbar, PA | 1,004 | n/a |
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